Best of #ceramics

Find out our favorite design and architecture stories that explore ceramics’ infinite aesthetic and technological possibilites.

Renée Boute and Lisanne van Zanten, Tastemaker limited edition
In this week Best of we collected fifteen stories about ceramics’ infinite aesthetic and technological possibilites.

Casa no Príncipe Real: for this small, vertical house, Camarim Arquitectos chose a scheme where each floor has a different function and, for the skin, a contemporary approach to the traditional tiles.

Martín Azúa, Vase Stone: Vase Stone, a collection of vases designed by Martín Azúa and made in a very porous ceramic material, shows the beauty of objects of unrefined appearance.


Charlotte Biltgen, Clover: young French architect Charlotte Biltgen has just created in St-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) a restaurant where preparation and tasting takes place seamlessly like in a dining room.

Peter Marigold, Meissen: interested in the possibility of adding his own marks to the existing pieces, Peter Marigold developed a collection of vessels for the German porcelain manufacturer Meissen.

Plantation: with the porcelain objects of Plantantion Polish designer Alicja Patanowska try to answer to the need to find a remarkable, almost symbolic use of what has been abandoned.

The Apartment: for the refurbishment of an apartment in the austere Geneva, Bureau A conceived a stage for life where the coloured tiles evoke other activities than domestic ones.

Expo 2015, Vanke: inaugurated on March 6, the Vanke Pavilion at Expo 2015 is a fluid volume with red ceramic skin, designed by Daniel Libeskind to offer a piece of contemporary life in China.

Artificial reef: with the Modular Artificial Reef Structure (MARS) Alex Goad create easily handled ceramic structures that act as building blocks to help repopulate corals and fish stocks.

Dust Matters: with Dust Matters, Lucie Libotte aims is to convey the value of dust as an indicator of our environment, showing how it reflects our daily life and traces our journey through the world.

3D Printed Ceramics: with his Functional 3D Printed Ceramics Olivier van Herpt is looking to “bake in” the randomness, uniqueness into the process in order to every time get a truly unique piece.

Tastemaker: designed by Renée Boute and Lisanne van Zanten, Tastemaker is a cutlery set that includes a spoon and a fork that will make you experience sweet or salty flavors more intense.

Ceramic tables: the German designer Elisa Strozyk realised a round side-tables series with smoke-like patterns on the ceramic top and copper or steel legs.

A table: designed by Fabrica design team for the Italian brand Atipico, this new tableware collection, eclectic but coherent, has been presented at Maison&Objet 2015.

BCXSY, Stamppot: initiated by the Kazerne Lab, Stamppot is the result of BCXSY collaboration with Twinkelbel, a day care center and ceramic workshop in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Process and nature: inspired from the natural process of the formation of a hen’s egg, German designer Kaja Woelky has developed a new method for producing porcelain products.

Top: Renée Boute and Lisanne van Zanten, Tastemaker limited edition

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